To save fresh local produce from going to waste, freeze it. It will keep in the freezer for 8-12 months! Or can it. Where refrigeration just slows down that ticking clock of deterioration, freezing and canning both stop it cold. The remaining nutrients and flavor stay put until you’re good and ready to eat it. […]
Organic vs sustainable vs local — which is best? – By the Seasonal Roots Veggie Fairy Team: We get this question pretty much daily: “So are your farms Certified Organic?” When people ask that, we totally get where they’re coming from. We all just want to eat nutritious, safe, non-toxic, eco-friendly food, but it’s not […]
Case Study: Celery – By Kristin Henderson, Chief Veggie Communicator It’s celery season out on the Flores family’s farm on Virginia’s Northern Neck. Gerardo and his son Omar are harvesting fresh, aromatic celery bunches from their fields. Then our veggie fairies deliver it straight to you within just a couple days. If you ever needed […]
Which is best?! – By the Seasonal Roots Veggie Fairy Team We get this question pretty often: “So are your farms Certified Organic?” When people ask that, we totally get where they’re coming from. We all just want to eat nutritious, safe, non-toxic, eco-friendly food. But who has time to research every item we buy? […]
– Third in a 3-part series on storing fresh local produce – By Kristin Henderson, chief veggie conversationalist: (Part 1: You won’t believe how much nutritional value is lost) (Part 2: 4 easy ways to max out your produce’s nutritional value) In the last two posts, we got into some of the ways Seasonal Roots’ […]
– Second in a 3-part series on storing fresh local produce – By Kristin Henderson, chief veggie conversationalist: (Part 1: You won’t believe how much nutritional value is lost) (Part 3: Do this to save fresh local produce for a year!) In the last post, we got to know the three biggest enemies that are […]
– First in a 3-part series on storing fresh local produce – By Kristin Henderson, chief veggie conversationalist: (Part 2: 4 easy ways to max out your produce’s nutritional value) (Part 3: Do this to save fresh local produce for a year!) The fruits and vegetables your grandmother grew up eating were much richer in […]